Gwyneth Paltrow, Mr. Spock Pick Sides in Beverly Hills House Race

The old slogan for MGM during the 1940s was that the studio had “more stars than there are in the heavens.”

The same could be said of the fresh fundraising reports from the upcoming primary in California’s 33rd District — which covers Beverly Hills and Malibu. Dozens of Hollywood stars and executives donated during the past six weeks in this race to replace retiring Rep. Henry A. Waxman.

There are at least six serious candidates running for the seat, and all filed pre-primary reports by Thursday’s deadline. These are the final comprehensive campaign financial reports ahead of the June 3 primary. The top-two finishers will proceed to the general election.

These reports reflect spending and fundraising from April 1 to May 14. Stars crowded the race’s first quarter reports as well.

Here is a rundown of 33rd District reports and other high profile June 3 House races:

Spiritual teacher Marianne Williamson, an independent, raised $575,000, spent $675,000 and reported $315,000 in cash on hand. Williamson further loaned her campaign $300,000 for a total of about $400,000 in loans over the course of the primary. Prominent donors include actresses Melanie Griffith, Eva Longoria, Holly Robinson Peete, Lily Tomlin; Julianne Phillips, the ex-wife of Bruce Springsteen; former NBC President Warren Littlefield and actor Joseph Bologna, star of the 1980s musical “Rags to Riches.” Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is scheduled to campaign with Williamson on Friday and Saturday in the district.

State Sen. Ted Lieu, a Democrat, did not carry the star heft in his reports but he has the most cash on hand to dump into the final weeks of the campaign. He raised $280,000, spent $406,000 and reported $452,000.

Off-topic, but this article did so gladden my heart. Good riddance, Henry Waxman, you misbegotten little toad of a man! Your bald-faced posturing, during the baseball/steroids hearings, invoked more revulsion in me than any of the other (non-psychotic) activities by our ruling classes.

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